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I help Xiao get out of her clothes, and pull out her armor. I give her a couple pets before helping her with the top half of the armor.

"He's just loud and prideful to a fault sometimes. He might be giving me the cold shoulder for a few days since I put a sizable dent in that pride. But now... I really need a shower. You could probably use one too since you've been cuddled up to me all night." I scratch her head again as I head off to the shower.

Willow had gone silent as she stood in the kitchen mulling over several recipes, a multitude of ingredients set out on the table before her 'Now let me see, I think this is how she did it.....And then that.....A bit of this?' she began busying herself with cooking, muttering to herself as she went.

Nyx:
Irene purrs a little as you scratch her head again.
"Okay..." she says. "I don't like showers...or baths...or getting wet..."
But she follows you anyway. When you get to the showers, you find it empty.

Layla:
Xiao purrs a little.
"Play time?" she says mischievously.

Willow:
"Need any help?" Lyriana asks.

Apollo:
"Oh, I like knowledge, too," Mella replies. "That's the thing about the mysterious: I want to know its secrets, make it not so mysterious. Like you."

Everyone:
We can time skip whenever you're ready.

"I think killing more Reds sounds like fun! We should keep count once the battle starts!" I say cheerfully.

//Skippu

I laugh a little as I undress. "I'm fine with getting wet as long as it's on my terms. Maybe it's because I'm a tora-mimi instead of a neko-mimi." Even though I'm actually human in real life. My heart pangs painfully in my chest as I again long for my life outside this God-forsaken game. I long even more for Jase, who's also outside this game.

(Skip away)

Everyone:
Poor Willow discovers that her food can't even make it to Lyriana's mouth before causing her to gag from the stench. The food is disposed of once Tasson and Sand-Claw, Vela, and Sazey, spit it out from the taste. Lyriana appologizes for her gagging so easily compared to the others, but does not try to give an explanation. Just as Nyx and Irene were about to leave the showers, Layla and Xiao scurry in. Nyx notes how much they've been sweating, and both she and Irene notice their stink. Irene pokes fun at them for stinking so early in the morning, and Nyx follows suit, not saying anything about a possible reason, even though she's fairly certain of the reason. As soon as Layla and Xiao stick their tongues out at the felines and turn on their showers, Nyx and Irene go off to the mead hall. Soon after, Apollo and Mella arrive in the showers, and separate into their respective sections. Mella giggles and comments on how cute Layla and Xiao are together before getting them to explain how the showers even worked, having only ever bathed in a river before. While in the shower, Apollo meets Mazurn, who is feeling much better today and is ready to move out.



Everyone:
After a good breakfast prepared by Sazey and Vela, everyone is ready to go. Tasson suggests keeping the party to a decent size today. There are six players this time, as Mazurn is ready to join you again. However, Mazurn may need some grinding and/or protection, given that he's still level one.

I walk by Mazurn. "Who would have thought that we'd be the ones having to protect the meat shield? Gonna have to put your nose to the grindstone and work to get as strong as us bud."